星球大战第一章（2）（1）

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　　FearfollowedthefootstepsofalltheDarkLords。ThecloudofevilwhichclungtightaboutthisparticularonewasintenseenoughtocausehardenedImperialtroopstobackaway，menacingenoughtosetthemmutteringnervouslyamongthemselves。Once－resoluterebelcrewmembersceasedresisting，brokeandraninpanicatthesightoftheblackarmorarmorwhich，thoughblackasitwas，wasnotnearlyasdarkasthethoughtsdriftingthroughthemindwithin。
! O- D% t$ C! G4 q" G　　Onepurpose，onethought，oneobsessiondominatedthatmindnow。ItburnedinthebrainofDarthVaderasheturneddownanotherpassagewayinthebrokenfighter。Theresmokewasbeginningtoclear，thoughthesoundoffarawayfightingstillresoundedthroughthehull。Thebattleherehadendedandmovedon。OnlyarobotwaslefttostirfreelyinthewakeoftheDarkLordspassing。SeeThreepiofinallysteppedclearofthelastrestrainingcable。SomewherebehindhimhumanscreamscouldbeheardfromwhererelentlessImperialtroopsweremoppingupthelastremnantsofrebelresistance。Threepioglanceddownandsawonlyscarreddeck。Ashelookedaround，hisvoicewasfullofconcern。ArtooDetoowhereareyou？thesmokeseemedtopartjustabitmore。Threepiofoundhimselfstaringupthepassageway。ArtooDetoo，itseemed，wasthere。ButhewasntlookinginThreepiosdirection。
　　Instead，thelittlerobotappearedfrozeninanattitudeofattention。LeaningoverhimwasitwasdifficultforevenThreepioselectronicphotoreceptorstopenetratetheclinging，acidicsmokeahumanfigure。Itwasyoung，slim，andbyabstrusehumanstandardsofaesthetics，Threepiomused，ofacalmbeauty。OnesmallhandseemedtobemovingoverthefrontofArtoostorso。Threepiostartedtowardthemasthehazethickenedoncemore。Butwhenhereachedtheendofthecorridor，onlyArtoostoodthere，waiting。Threepiopeeredpasthim，uncertain。Robotswereoccasionallysubjecttoelectronichallucinationsbutwhyshouldhehallucinateahuman？HeshruggedThenagain，whynot，especiallywhenoneconsideredtheconfusingcircumstancesofthepasthourandthed FearfollowedthefootstepsofalltheDarkLords。ThecloudofevilwhichclungtightaboutthisparticularonewasintenseenoughtocausehardenedImperialtroopstobackaway，menacingenoughtosetthemmutteringnervouslyamongthemselves。Once－resoluterebelcrewmembersceasedresisting，brokeandraninpanicatthesightoftheblackarmorarmorwhich，thoughblackasitwas，wasnotnearlyasdarkasthethoughtsdriftingthroughthemindwithin。
$ ^- K, e0 k! W( i; y0 O　　Onepurpose，onethought，oneobsessiondominatedthatmindnow。ItburnedinthebrainofDarthVaderasheturneddownanotherpassagewayinthebrokenfighter。Theresmokewasbeginningtoclear，thoughthesoundoffarawayfightingstillresoundedthroughthehull。Thebattleherehadendedandmovedon。OnlyarobotwaslefttostirfreelyinthewakeoftheDarkLordspassing。SeeThreepiofinallysteppedclearofthelastrestrainingcable。SomewherebehindhimhumanscreamscouldbeheardfromwhererelentlessImperialtroopsweremoppingupthelastremnantsofrebelresistance。Threepioglanceddownandsawonlyscarreddeck。Ashelookedaround，hisvoicewasfullofconcern。ArtooDetoowhereareyou？thesmokeseemedtopartjustabitmore。Threepiofoundhimselfstaringupthepassageway。ArtooDetoo，itseemed，wasthere。ButhewasntlookinginThreepiosdirection。
　　Instead，thelittlerobotappearedfrozeninanattitudeofattention。LeaningoverhimwasitwasdifficultforevenThreepioselectronicphotoreceptorstopenetratetheclinging，acidicsmokeahumanfigure。Itwasyoung，slim，andbyabstrusehumanstandardsofaesthetics，Threepiomused，ofacalmbeauty。OnesmallhandseemedtobemovingoverthefrontofArtoostorso。Threepiostartedtowardthemasthehazethickenedoncemore。Butwhenhereachedtheendofthecorridor，onlyArtoostoodthere，waiting。Threepiopeeredpasthim，uncertain。Robotswereoccasionallysubjecttoelectronichallucinationsbutwhyshouldhehallucinateahuman？HeshruggedThenagain，whynot，especiallywhenoneconsideredtheconfusingcircumstancesofthepasthourandthed oseofrawcurrenthehadrecentlyabsorbed。Heshouldntbesurprisedatanythinghisconcatenatedinternalcircuitconjuredup。Wherehaveyoubeen？Threepiofinallyasked。Hiding，Isuppose。Hedecidednottomentionthemaybe－human。Ifithadbeenahallucination，hewasntgoingtogiveArtoothesatisfactionofknowinghowbadlyrecenteventshadunsettledhislogiccircuits。Theyllbecomingbackthisway，hewenton，noddingdownthecorridorandnotgivingthesmallautomationachancetoreply，lookingforhumansurvivors。Whatarewegoingtodonow？Theywonttrustthewordofrebel－ownedmachinesthatwedontknowanythingofvalue。WellbesenttothespiceminesofKesselortakenapartforsparecomponentsforother，lessdeservingrobots。Thatsiftheydontconsideruspotentialprogramtrapsandblowusapartonsight。